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Finland's PM ready to raise refugee quota

Finnish prime minister Juha Sipila has said he would be ready to temporarily raise Finland's refugee quota to 2000, speaking to Yle public radio. Finland has already taken in over 2000 asylum seekers, almost all prescribed by the EU quota scheme. Finland's governing coalition agreed to accept 750 refugees in 2018, but the PM signalled a willingness to do more. Coalition partners, Blue Reform, are opposed to the idea, however.

Opinion

It seems as if the EU and some member states are trying to 'sell' European external action in Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary as a key to solving internal issues – and thus pulling these missions into today's populist debates.

Most UK voters in a YouGov survey said they would remain part of the European Union should a second referendum be held now. The poll follows reports the EU is willing to make a concession on British exit demands.